BILL NUMBER: SB 1455	CHAPTERED  09/30/00

	CHAPTER   991
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 30, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 28, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 25, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 10, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MARCH 28, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Schiff

                        FEBRUARY 9, 2000

   An act to amend Sections 33200 and 33213 of, to add Section
33200.1 to, and to repeal Section 33216 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1455, Schiff.  Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.
   (1) Existing law establishes the Santa Monica Mountains
Conservancy within the Resources Agency, composed of 8 voting members
and 2 ex officio members.
   This bill would remove the Director of the National Park Service
or an employee designated by the director as a voting member, and
would add the Superintendent of the Santa Monica Mountains National
Recreation Area, or his or her designee, and the Superintendent of
the Angeles District of the Department of Parks and Recreation, or
his or her designee, as voting members of the conservancy.
   The bill would require that 3 Members of the Senate, appointed by
the Senate Committee on Rules, and 3 Members of the Assembly,
appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, meet with the conservancy
on a regular basis and participate in its activities to the extent
that such participation is not incompatible with their respective
positions as Members of the Legislature.
   (2) Existing law also provides for the Santa Monica Mountains
Conservancy Advisory Committee consisting of 23 members, whose duties
are to propose and review projects for conservancy action and report
to the conservancy regarding the conformity of the projects with the
plan approved for the area by the United States Secretary of the
Interior, review proposed amendments to the plan and provide
opportunities for public participation.
   This bill would increase the number of members of the advisory
committee to 26, including one member to be appointed by the City
Council of Sierra Madre, one member to be appointed by the City
Council of South Pasadena, and one member to be appointed by the
Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, thereby imposing a
state-mandated local program.
   (3) Existing law provided that, commencing July 1, 1995, it was
the intent of the Legislature that no money be appropriated from the
General Fund for the support of the conservancy, and that other
funding sources should be utilized on and after that date for the
support of the conservancy, including, but not limited to, the Santa
Monica Mountains Conservancy Fund, special funds, donations, and
local funding sources, and required the conservancy to reduce
operations to compensate for loss of General Fund support or seek
additional non-General Fund sources of revenue.
   This bill would delete those provisions.
  (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state.  Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement, including the creation of a State Mandates Claims Fund
to pay the costs of mandates that do not exceed $1,000,000 statewide
and other procedures for claims whose statewide costs exceed
$1,000,000.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 33200 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   33200.  (a) The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is hereby
established within the Resources Agency.  The conservancy is composed
of nine voting members and two ex officio members.  The voting
members are as follows:
   (1) The Superintendent of the Santa Monica Mountains National
Recreation Area, or his or her designee.
   (2) A member representing the City of Los Angeles, appointed by
the mayor with the approval of the city council.
   (3) Three public members who shall be residents of either the
County of Los Angeles or the County of Ventura, one of whom shall be
appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the
Senate Committee on Rules, and one of whom shall be appointed by the
Speaker of the Assembly.  At least one of the public members shall
reside within the San Fernando Valley statistical area, as defined in
Section 11093 of the Government Code.  The seat of a public member
shall be deemed vacant if the member changes his or her residence to
a county other than Los Angeles or Ventura County.
   (4) An elected official who is a representative nominated by the
city councils of those cities which have at least 75 percent of their
areas within the zone who shall be appointed by the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles or a member appointed by the
Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, or that member's
designee.
   (5) An elected official who is either a member of the City Council
of the City of Thousand Oaks or a member of the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Ventura and who shall be appointed by the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Ventura, or the elected official's
designee.
   (6) The Secretary of the Resources Agency or an employee of the
agency designated by the secretary.
   (7) The Superintendent of the Angeles District of the Department
of Parks and Recreation, or his or her designee.
   (b) (1) The California Coastal Commission and the State Coastal
Conservancy shall each appoint an ex officio member who shall be
either a member or employee of their respective agency.  The ex
officio member appointed by the California Coastal Commission and the
State Coastal Conservancy shall be nonvoting members, except that
the ex officio member appointed by the State Coastal Conservancy may
vote on any matter relating to a project undertaken within the
coastal zone portion of the zone.
   (2) On the 10th working day after certification pursuant to
Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 30500) of Division 20 of any local
coastal program, or any portion thereof, for any portion of the
zone, the ex officio member appointed by the California Coastal
Commission may vote on any matter relating to a project undertaken
within the coastal zone portion of the zone and the ex officio member
appointed by the State Coastal Conservancy may not vote on the
matter.
   (c) The chairperson and vice chairperson of the conservancy shall
be selected by the voting members of the conservancy for a one-year
term.  A majority of the total authorized and appointed voting
membership of the conservancy constitutes a quorum for the
transaction of any business under this division.
   (d) (1) The following members of the conservancy shall be
compensated for attendance at regular meetings of the conservancy at
the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) per day:
   (A) The public members.
   (B) The member appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Los Angeles or that member's designee, unless the member or
designee is also a member of the board of supervisors, in which case
no compensation shall be paid.
   (C) The member appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Ventura or that member's designee, unless the member or designee
is also a member of a board of supervisors, in which case no
compensation shall be paid.
   (D) The members appointed by the State Coastal Conservancy and the
California Coastal Commission if these members are not employees of
their respective agency or are not full-time compensated elected
officials.
   (E) The appointed member representing the City of Los Angeles.
   (2) All members of the conservancy shall be reimbursed for actual
and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the
performance of their duties.
  SEC. 2.  Section 33200.1 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   33200.1.  Three Members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate
Committee on Rules, and three Members of the Assembly, appointed by
the Speaker of the Assembly, shall meet with the conservancy on a
regular basis and participate in its activities, to the extent that
such participation is not incompatible with their respective
positions as Members of the Legislature.
  SEC. 3.  Section 33213 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   33213.  (a) The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Advisory
Committee is hereby created.  The advisory committee consists of 26
members, as follows:
   (1) Fifteen representatives of local governments from
jurisdictions including the Santa Monica Mountains, one of whom shall
be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, one of whom
shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los
Angeles, one of whom shall be appointed by the City Council of the
City of Thousand Oaks, one of whom shall be appointed by the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Ventura, one of  whom shall be
appointed by the City Council of the City of Agoura Hills, one of
whom shall be appointed by the City Council of the City of Westlake
Village, one of whom shall be appointed by the City Council of the
City of Malibu, one of whom shall be appointed by the City Council of
the City of Calabasas, one of whom shall be appointed by the City
Council of Burbank, one of whom shall be appointed by the City
Council of Glendale, one of whom shall be appointed by the City
Council of La Canada-Flintridge, one of whom shall be appointed by
the City Council of Pasadena, one of whom shall be appointed by the
City Council of Sierra Madre, one of whom shall be appointed by the
City Council of South Pasadena, and one of whom shall be appointed by
the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County to represent the
unincorporated communities within the jurisdiction of the East Rim of
the Valley Trail Corridor, after consultation with the Town Council
of Altadena and the Crescenta Valley Town Council.
   (2) Six public members, two of whom shall be appointed by the
Governor, two of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules, and two of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly.
   (3) One representative of the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park
District, to be appointed by the district board of directors.
   (4) One representative of the Conejo Recreation and Park District,
to be appointed by the district board of directors.
   (5) One representative of the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park
District, to be appointed by the district board of directors.
   (6) One representative of the City of Santa Clarita, to be
appointed by the city council.
   (7) One representative of the City of Moorpark, to be appointed by
the city council.
   (b) The appointing powers shall make every effort to ensure that
the ethnic and racial composition of the advisory committee reflects
the racial and ethnic composition of the population of the state.
   (c) The advisory committee shall select from among its members a
chairperson and a vice chairperson.
   (d) The members of the advisory committee shall serve without
compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred
in the performance of their duties.
   (e) The advisory committee has the following duties:
   (1) Propose and review projects for conservancy action and report
to the conservancy regarding the conformity of the projects with the
plan.
   (2) Review proposed amendments to the plan.
   (3) Provide opportunities for public participation.
   (f) Twelve members of the advisory committee shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of any business of the advisory committee.

  SEC. 4.  Section 33216 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.
  SEC. 5.  Notwithstanding Section 17610 of the Government Code, if
the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains
costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and
school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7
(commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the
Government Code.  If the statewide cost of the claim for
reimbursement does not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000),
reimbursement shall be made from the State Mandates Claims Fund.
